A Comparative Analysis of Management Education Quality of Public- and Private-funded Technology-enabled Learning Platforms in India

Abstract

The present study aims to evaluate and compare the quality of management education programmes provided by private- and public-funded technology-enabled learning (TEL) platforms in India. The exploratory-descriptive research approach with a cross-sectional design was adopted to observe 1,318 learners from management education programmes operated by TEL platforms. The research instrument statements were based on the parameters of the COBTEL model. Descriptive analysis of mean ratings and inferential statistics using independent-samples t-test were conducted. The results indicated that the management education programmes of private-funded TEL platforms were perceived to be superior to those of public-funded TEL platforms in 42 out of 56 quality indicators. This study is one of the first to provide evaluation metrics of the educational programme quality of Indian TEL platforms, and the conclusion is that private-funded TEL platforms offer a better mix of theory and practice in their management education programmes than public-funded TEL platforms.